King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)
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The King Cup (sometimes spelled King's Cup) (Template:Langx),[1] officially known as The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup (Template:Langx), is the Saudi Arabian football knockout cup competition.
The King's Cup is the second-oldest knockout competition in Saudi Arabian football, following the Crown Prince's Cup.
History
The cup was originally created in 1957 as the His Majesty's Cup (or King's Cup) and was played annually until 1990. It was re-launched in 2008 under the name 'King Cup of Champions,' featuring only the top six finishers of the Saudi Premier/Pro League, as well as the winners of the Crown Prince's Cup and the Federation Cup. In 2014 the competition was officially renamed the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup, and it returned to its original format.[2]
In 2025, following the completion of official documentation by Saudi football authorities, the historical records of the King’s Cup were revised. Titles that were previously recognized as King’s Cup wins were reclassified as league titles. As a result, some clubs had fewer cup titles but gained additional league championships in their official records.
Qualification and prize money
The cup winner will be guaranteed a place in the AFC Champions League Two.[3] If the cup winner finishes in the top 3 in the Saudi Pro League, which means they will go to the AFC Champions League Elite, the slot goes to the fourth placed team in the table
Prize money:[3]
- Final winners: 5,500,000 Saudi Riyals.
- Final runners-up: 4,000,000 Saudi Riyals.
Winners
| Year | Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His Majesty's Cup (King's Cup) | ||||
| 1966 | Al-Wehda (1) | |||
| 1967 | Al-Ittihad (1) | |||
| 1968 | Al-Ettifaq (1) | |||
| 1969 | Al-Ahli (1) | |||
| 1976 | Al-Nassr (1) | |||
| 1977 | Al-Ahli (2) | |||
| 1978 | Al-Ahli (3) | |||
| 1979 | Al-Ahli (4) | |||
| 1980 | Al-Hilal (1) | |||
| 1981 | Al-Nassr (2) | |||
| 1982 | Al-Hilal (2) | |||
| 1983 | Al-Ahli (5) | |||
| 1984 | Al-Hilal (3) | |||
| 1985 | Al-Ettifaq (2) | |||
| 1986 | Al-Nassr (3) | |||
| 1987 | Al-Nassr (4) | |||
| 1988 | Al-Ittihad (2) | |||
| 1989 | Al-Hilal (4) | |||
| 1990 | Al-Nassr (5) | |||
| 1991–2007 | Not held | |||
| King Cup of Champions | ||||
| 2008 | Al-Shabab (1) | |||
| 2009 | Al-Shabab (2) | |||
| 2010 | Al-Ittihad (3) | |||
| 2011 | Al-Ahli (6) | |||
| 2012 | Al-Ahli (7) | |||
| 2013 | Al-Ittihad (4) | |||
| The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques' Cup | ||||
| 2014 | Al-Shabab (3) | |||
| 2015 | Al-Hilal (5) | |||
| 2016 | Al-Ahli (8) | |||
| 2017 | Al-Hilal (6) | |||
| 2018 | Al-Ittihad (5) | |||
| 2019 | Al-Taawoun (1) | |||
| 2020 | Al-Hilal (7) | |||
| 2021 | Al-Faisaly (1) | |||
| 2022 | Al-Fayha (1) | |||
| 2023 | Al-Hilal (8) | |||
| 2024 | Al-Hilal (9) | |||
| 2025 | Al-Ittihad (10) | |||
Performance by club
Trophies
| Club[4][5][6] | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Ahli | 13 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| Al-Hilal | 11 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1989, 2015, 2017, 2019–20, 2022–23, 2023–24 |
| Al-Ittihad | 10 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 1988, 2010, 2013, 2018, 2025 |
| Al-Nassr | 5 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1976, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1990 |
| Al-Shabab | 3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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2008, 2009, 2014 |
| Al-Ettifaq | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1968, 1985 |
| Al-Wehda | 2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1957, 1966 |
| Al-Taawoun | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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2019 |
| Al-Faisaly | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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2021 |
| Al-Fayha | 1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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2022 |
| Total | 49 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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All-time top scorers
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| Player | Nationality | Club(s) | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majed Abdullah | Template:Flagicon Saudi Arabia | Al-Nassr | 39 |
| 2 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Template:Flagu | Al-Nassr (20), Al-Ittihad (6), Al-Shabab (3) | 29 |
| 3 | Amin Dabou | Template:Flagicon Saudi Arabia | Al-Ahli | 28 |
| 4 | Nasser Al-Shamrani Ahmed Al-Sogaier |
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Al-Hilal (4), Al-Shabab (16) Al-Ahli (20) |
20 |
| 5 | Mukhtar Fallatah | Template:Flagicon Saudi Arabia | Al-Ittihad (11), Al-Wehda (7) | 18 |
| 6 | Léandre Tawamba | Template:Flagu | Al-Taawoun (12), Al-Tai (2) | 14 |
| 7 | Hussam Abu Dawood Omar Al-Somah |
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Al-Ahli (12), Al-Ahli (12) |
12 |
Hat-tricks
| Player | For | Against | Score | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon Youssef Anbar | Ohod | Al-Nahda | 4–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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11 May 1989 |
| Template:Flagicon Saad Al-Harthi | Al-Nassr | Al-Ahli | 3–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5 April 2010 |
| Template:Flagicon Victor Simões | Al-Ahli | Al-Nassr | 3–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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9 April 2010 |
| Template:Flagicon Mokhtar Fallatah | Al-Wehda | Al-Ettifaq | 4–3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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11 January 2011 |
| Template:Flagicon Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Hilal | Al-Faisaly | 3–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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1 May 2015 |
| Template:Flagicon Adrian Mierzejewski | Al-Nassr | Al-Diriyah | 7–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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20 January 2016 |
| Template:Flagicon Patrick Eze | Al-Qadsiah | Al-Safa | 4–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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20 January 2017 |
| Template:Flagicon Ismael Bangoura | Al-Raed | Al-Jabalain | 3–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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21 January 2017 |
| Template:Flagicon Omar Kharbin | Al-Hilal | Al-Taawoun | 4–3 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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13 May 2017 |
| Template:Flagicon Mohammed Al-Saiari | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Tai | 6–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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3 January 2018 |
| Template:Flagicon Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Jandal | 6–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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3 January 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Ahmed Abdu Jaber4 | Al-Wehda | Al-Nairyah | 6–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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3 January 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Gelmin Rivas | Al-Hilal | Al-Dera'a | 9–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5 January 2019 |
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| Template:Flagicon Abderrazak Hamdallah4 | Al-Nassr | Al-Ansar | 5–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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18 January 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Hazaa Al-Hazaa | Al-Ettifaq | Al-Amjad | 9–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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18 January 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Al-Fayha | 6–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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21 January 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Carolus Andriamatsinoro5 | Al-Adalah | Al-Rawdhah | 8–0 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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5 December 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Damac | 4–2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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24 December 2019 |
| Template:Flagicon Mohammed Al-Kwikbi | Al-Ettifaq | Ohod | 7–1 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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3 January 2020 |
| Template:Flagicon Julio Tavares | Al-Faisaly | Al-Taawoun | 3–2 Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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29 May 2021 |
References
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External links
- King Cup – SAFF
- Saudi Arabia – List of Cup Winners, RSSSF.com
- Champions Cup current season results and dates – Soccerway
- Saudi Champions Cup – Hailoosport.comTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Arabic)
- Saudi Champions Cup – Hailoosport.comTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
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